Across
- 1. railroad that stretched across the whole country
- 3. took cotton seeds out of cotton after it was picked
- 5. when cowboys move cattle from one place to another through herding
- 6. early settlers
- 9. conflict between two groups or sections of the same country
- 11. the act of separating from the Union
- 12. building up of empires
- 13. line of wagons traveling together
- 15. allowed long-distance communication
- 18. farmer who works to plow through thick rooted grass or sod
- 19. pride in one's country
- 20. the period of time when there was a shift from making goods by hand to making them in a factory
- 24. each side gives in a little and an agreement can be made
- 26. a big farm in the south
- 29. the money a business earns after all of its expenses are paid
- 30. using interchangeable parts to make goods at the same time
- 31. having pride in and love for your country
- 32. long period without rain
- 33. act of capturing men for military service
Down
- 2. the rebuilding of the south after he Civil War
- 4. a separation of people, usually by race
- 7. when someone comes from one country to another to live
- 8. agreements or promises to help another country
- 10. building up armies, being prepared for war
- 14. a system in which someone who owns lands lets someone else "rent" the land to farm
- 16. a person who wrote books and gave speeches against slavery
- 17. belief that USA should expand to Pacific Ocean
- 21. the right of women to vote and be elected to office
- 22. harvested wheat for farmers
- 23. song of praise
- 25. laws passed in the south that denied African Americans basic rights
- 27. directs water from the source to another place
- 28. rush to find gold in 1849 California
